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To not be able to buy anything

31 replies

SmileEachDay · 08/09/2024 07:40

Because there is too much choice. Particular culprits:

lampshades
small plates
cutlery
a rug for child’s room

It took me nearly 2 years to finally buy a new mattress.

I look, there are a gazillion choices, I give up. Online. In a store (that’s even worse)

YABU - shopping yay!
YANBU - shopping is overwhelming and awful

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BananaGrapeMelon · 08/09/2024 07:51

I can't tick either of your choices! I don't enjoy shopping for this kind if thing, but I'm also quite decisive and don't get overwhelmed by choice.

Have you tried doing it online, sorting by price, and choosing the first thing on the list (ie cheapest) that you really like? Then stop looking!!!

Meadowfinch · 08/09/2024 07:51

I find the opposite.

I look at clothes and though they look great on the site, they are made of polyester or cheap viscose. If I order something, sometimes the quality is so poor, I send it straight back.

I can take 3 months to find a decent pair of shoes that actually fit.

maddening · 08/09/2024 07:48

I read somewhere that there is an optimum number of choices and beyond that people feel overwhelmed.

So you need to learn to filter down -.eg lights - do a hroad brush and gather lights you like in your budget and then filter down from there - eg reviews - remove some based on reviews - and that can depend on your focus - eg quality and after care Then perhaps group similar lights together and select the best example or 2 for each group.

Keep going till you have 3 or 4 and then make your choice from the smaller number

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SmileEachDay · 08/09/2024 07:48

DustyLee123 · 08/09/2024 07:43

I need new curtains in the lounge and a new kitchen, but choosing is overwhelming, so I stick with what I’ve got.

Yes. Curtains.

Pattern?
Colour?
Fabric?
Style?

It’s too much <cries>

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Tisfortired · 08/09/2024 07:45

Yes same here. We are doing our bedroom up as all the furniture we bought when we first moved in together 13 years ago.

We just managed to choose bedside tables after weeks of deliberation and now we’re stuck on lamps to go on them! I really like the Tiffany style lamps but haven’t found the perfect ones yet.

DustyLee123 · 08/09/2024 07:43

I need new curtains in the lounge and a new kitchen, but choosing is overwhelming, so I stick with what I’ve got.

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